For their remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore film "Arthur," Russell Brand and his co-conspirators have known for some time that they wanted to switch the role of Hobson, the title character's personal valet.

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In the 1981 original, Dudley Moore plays a drunken millionaire who thumbs his nose at his family's wishes by falling in love with the blue collar girl next door, played by Liza Minnelli. Along the way, Arthur seeks counsel from his trusty butler Hobson, played by Sir John Gielgud.

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Brand has proven himself a natural at playing a self-absorbed, besotted lout and one could easily imagine Mirren as the beleaguered nursemaid to such a buffoon... Directing the film is Jason Winer, who got the job based on his work on "Modern Family," the breakout sitcom of this past season.